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This page is dedicated to all school personnel who deal with this issue and are seeking help in their schools and classrooms. Thank you for your wonderful comments. If you would like to leave a review please feel free to e-mail them to me at: cabgil@aol.com attn: Gilbert

What professional educators are saying about, Gangs in our Schools An Educators Guide. 

“I worked on the same teaching team as Mr. Cabrera during my student teaching and his book, advice, and example taught me more about dealing with gangs in our schools than any college class I had taken. My college courses barely dealt with gang members and certainly did not prepare me for any contact with this student population. His book was enlightening and informative in my student teaching experience. I believe every teaching program should include this text as mandatory reading. I recommend this book to everyone who wants to know the truth about what is occurring in our schools. I have encouraged professors and departments heads to include this text in their teacher training. I saw for myself in the school I taught what Mr. Cabrera says is true. I was able to identify gang signs and clothing which helped me to know what was going on around me. Gilbert R. Cabrera’s book “Gangs in our Schools: An Educators Guide” is a must read for anyone working in the educational field.”  Donnna Ruble, NMSU Education Department Graduate

“A must have for anybody and not just educators! You won’t put this book down until you finish.”  M. Gutierrez / Educator

“This book gave a lot of information not taught in any college course. Gangs are all around us in today’s society. It gave me key ideas on how to deal with gang members in my classroom.” J. Carlisle / New educator

“What Mr. Cabrera has provided the educational community is impeccable. Although gangs are not a subject educators like to sit around and have a round table discussion over, they are a reality. The first plan of attack is to admit and accept gang issues are here and secondly, we must move to find solutions. Mr. Cabrera has given us an insight in order to find solutions.”  R. Gomez / Educator

“Gilbert Cabrera draws upon his own personal experience as an educator to write a realistic and much needed guide that is both informational and easy to read. I strongly recommend that parents of school-aged children read this because of the effect gangs have in schools and on children.”  G. Madrid / educator

“As an educator have you encountered problems with gang activity in your school? Perhaps you’re curious how to recognize and find some resolution to this ever increasing difficulty in our schools today. If so, the answers to all these questions are answered in this real page turner for administrators, parents, and teachers. Join the ever-increasing number of instructors who realize this is a real obstacle in today’s educational environment. I highly recommend this book if you want to see real solutions to this societal dilemma.”  P. Sundeen / Teacher

“Gangs in our Schools is a must have guide for parents and educators. The insight provided by the author on gang life and its destructive role in the educational process will intrigue and help readers to understand the daily challenges educators face. A must have for every library.”  J. Weisenberger / Parent and educator

“Colleges don’t teach you how to deal with the various types of students you will have. This book is a  must read for anyone that wants to become a teacher or is just starting.  It has lots of good practical advise on how to deal with an ever growing population in our schools.”  P. Gasse/teacher

“The book I read from Mr. Cabrera was extraordinary. This book confirms the great trouble our youth are in and how profound it will affect our future generations. Being a mother as well as being involved with troubled teens in my second job, acknowledges what I see on a daily basis. This book shows how teens get involved with gangs, in trouble with the law, as well as being aggressive toward authoritative figures. Personally, I deeply recommend this book to parents, teachers, and any other professional who deals with these students. This book will engage you to have a more reflective and thorough insight of what some of our children encounter in a regular school day.” N. Nunez/ Educational Assistant

“I have worked as a teacher for 5 years in a district that has a very high level of gang activity. During that time I felt like I had learned a lot about gangs and their culture. After I read Mr. Cabrera’s book I learned how little I really knew. Armed with the knowledge from his book I found that I am now better prepared to deal with and have a greater understanding of the life of a gang member. I not only understand members better but what they also need, to come to school to learn instead of recruit. I have seen an increase in their assessment scores and overall willingness to learn, just by using some of the strategies from his book. I believe I would not have the success without the help I received from his book.”  C. Wagner / Teacher